Israeli Waste Management
Raya BlitmanHazardous Waste Officer
November 2013
Ministry of Environmental Protection
Recommendation of the Council on the Reduction of Transfrontier Movements of
Waste [C(90)178/Final] Hazardous Substances Regulations (Import and
Export of Hazardous Wastes), 1994 provide the legal basis for implementing the Basel Convention and OECD decisions and recommendations
Directive for the Amber Procedure Transboundary control through the Free Import/Export
Orders and Customs No export to non-OECD/EU countries Policy Document on Hazardous Waste Export - 2013
As a general rule - export is approved when no environmentally sound treatment available in Israel and for recoverable waste only
Recommendation of the Council on the Reduction of Transfrontier Movements of Waste
[C(90)178/Final]
Total HazWaste
Recommendation of the Council on the Reduction of Transfrontier Movements of Waste
[C(90)178/Final]
Incineration of HazWaste
Recommendation of the Council on the Reduction of Transfrontier Movements of Waste
[C(90)178/Final]
Export of HazWaste
Hazardous waste treatments at Ramat Hovav 2011 site/outside Ramat Hovav site
Distribution of HazWaste main treatments outside Ramat Hovav site
Adequate regulatory and enforcement infrastructure - all waste treatment facilities hold a business license and comply with the clean air act & hazardous material permit
Monitoring & control - obligatory quarterly reports concerning waste treatment, safety/health requirements (Ministry of Economy), laboratory monitoring, ISO/standards.Main recycling plants are required to operate according to BAT
Enforcement measures – hearings, administrative cleanup or closure orders, and criminal investigations.In recent years - 60 investigations, over 50 cleanup orders and 7 hearings
Action Plan for 2013-2017 to Upgrade and to Regularize Waste treatment in Arab, Druze,
Bedouin and Circassian Communities
Education Effective enforcement against perpetrators Upgrading of waste treatment and
recycling infrastructure Waste hazards removal
Education Infrastructure
Enforcement
2013- Government ResolutionPlan to Improve the Environment in the Bedouin
Sector in Negev
The Plan
~ 40 million NIS allocated to the Bedouin sector
Budget for specific settlements ~50% “Regional" projects for all communities (waste
transfer stations, establishment of Environmental Association of Towns, etc.) ~50%
The Plan
Establishment of regional waste collection system
Establishment of regional and local waste recycling infrastructure
Removal of waste nuisances Environmental education Enforcement and Inspection - establishment
of Environmental Association of Towns Establishment of a professional Inter-
ministerial Committee
Paper and cardboard waste – domestic recycling and
export for recycling.
Tyres - recycling. Insufficient demand for the recycled
material.
Glass - recycling, use of crushed glass aggregate in
infrastructure projects and export for recycling.
Plastic – recycling and export for recycling.
E-waste - the Law will come into force in 2014.
Solid Waste Treatment InfrastructureEPR Waste Streams
Thank you!